1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1960 Ole Miss Rebels football
National Champion (FWAA) [1]
Sugar Bowl champion
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Rice
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
1960 record10–0–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Johnny Vaught (14th season)
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Crump Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 18 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were named national champions by the Football Writers Association of America. While Ole Miss claims a share of two other national titles (both retroactive picks), this is the only time that Ole Miss has been named as national champion by one of the NCAA's recognized major selectors, and hence the school's only national championship acknowledged by the NCAA and the college football community at large. Ole Miss has never finished a season #1 in the AP or Coaches Poll.[2]

Minnesota was crowned as national champion by both major polls before the bowl games;[3] the major media polls would not wait until after the bowls to crown a national champion until 1965. The Rebels were the only major-conference team in the nation that finished the season undefeated on the field (Missouri subsequently was credited with an undefeated season when its lone loss to Kansas was erased by forfeit).

Schedule[]

In the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State, 35–9. Ole Miss held the lead in the series with 29 wins, 24 losses and 4 ties. In the Magnolia Bowl, Ole Miss tied LSU, 6–6. LSU held the lead in the series with 27 wins, 20 losses, and 2 ties.

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 17at Houston*No. 2
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston
W 42–0
September 24KentuckyNo. 1
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, Tennessee
W 21–6
October 1at Memphis State*No. 1
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, Tennessee
W 31–20
October 8at VanderbiltNo. 2
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 15at TulaneNo. 1
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
W 26–13[4]
October 22at No. 11 Arkansas*No. 2
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, Arkansas (rivalry)
W 10–7
October 29LSUNo. 2
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi (rivalry)
T 6–6
November 5ChattanoogaNo. 6
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi
W 45–0[5]
November 12at No. 14 TennesseeNo. 4
W 24–3
November 26Mississippi StateNo. 3
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
W 35–9
January 2, 1961vs. Rice*No. 2
W 14–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

*Schedule Source:[6]

Roster[]

  • E Johnny Lee Brewer
  • QB Jake Gibbs

1961 NFL Draft[]

Player Round Pick Position Club
Bobby Crespino 1 10 Halfback Cleveland Browns
Jerry Daniels 5 67 Tackle New York Giants
Allen Green 8 109 Center New York Giants
Jake Gibbs 9 125 Quarterback Cleveland Browns
Bob Benton 11 151 Tackle New York Giants
Doug Elmore 13 171 Back Washington Redskins
Charley Taylor 15 209 Back Cleveland Browns

Awards and honors[]

  • Jake Gibbs, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
  • Johnny Vaught, SEC Coach of the Year

References[]

  1. ^ NCAA. "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2020 NCAA Division I Football records. NCAA.org. p. 117. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "FBS College Football History". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  3. ^ Jason Gonzalez (2016-11-29). "Big Ten dominance like this hasn't been seen since 1960 when Gophers were No. 1". Star Tribune.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Rebels thump Tulane Wave, 26–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss swats Moccasins, 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Mississippi Yearly Results: 1960–1964". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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